Chen's Cold Noodles

Chen's Cold Noodles

　　Spicy, fragrant, soft, glutinous, brightly colored, and highly nutritious—Chen's Cold Noodles truly taste amazing.

　　 In October 2004, fantastic news returned to Tongnan: at the China Food Festival and the First Chongqing International Hotpot Culture Festival, the famous local snack Chen's Cold Noodles won the title of “Most Popular Specialty Snack Among Consumers.” At this festival, Chen Zhonggui, the inheritor of Chen's Cold Noodles, achieved both fame and profit. His version of the dish stole the show, earning unanimous praise from five national-level experts, winning special favor among consumers, and achieving sales of over 100,000 yuan in just 10 days.

　　 Our county has a long-standing history of making cold noodles, enjoying a great reputation in the Jialing River and Fu River basins. It often attracts travelers passing through Tongnan to stop and taste them, and even residents of Chongqing and Chengdu frequently ask acquaintances or relatives to bring some Tongnan cold noodles back for them.

　　 Among Tongnan’s cold noodles, Shuangjiang Chen's Cold Noodles are the most distinctive, originating from Shuangjiang Town. With over 100 years of history in production, Chen's Cold Noodles have been fully inherited and developed by the descendants of the Chen family. The current maker, Chen Zhonggui, has preserved the traditional techniques, and the noodles he produces are beloved by locals and tourists alike for their delicious taste.

　　 The making of Chen's Cold Noodles primarily uses high-quality white peas as the main ingredient, along with vegetable oil, red chili peppers, soybeans, soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorn powder, mashed garlic, scallions, sesame seeds, peanuts, soy sauce, vinegar, and cilantro as auxiliary ingredients. The white peas are soaked in well water, ground into a paste, and processed using traditional methods into a noodle-like form, then sliced and plated. Vegetable oil and red chili peppers are used to make chili oil, which is combined with soybeans, soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorn powder, mashed garlic, scallions, sesame seeds, peanuts, cilantro, soy sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, and other seasonings to create a dressing that is poured over the sliced cold noodles.